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At the HOB we have some spectacular desserts. We have some of our families favorite cakes and cookies, and now we have added a new family favorite we would like to share it with you.
The Vanilla Birthday Cake is a triumph. It's entirely from scratch but don't let that scare you it is simple to make and SO DELICIOUS. We hope your families love it as much as ours do.
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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

CAKE
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 2/3 cups sugar
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 12 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 large egg whites, at room temperature
  • 3 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 1 cup whole milk, room temperature
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp almond extract
Cream Cheese Frosting
  • 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened (not the spreadable kind)
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 4 cups powdered sugar

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°
    Grease your cakes pans (I used 2/ 9" cake rounds) or line your cupcake tins.
    Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl, add the softened butter and mix until it is a coarse crumble.
    Beat in the egg whites one at a time, then the whole eggs, beating for 30 seconds and scraping down the sides.
    In a separate bowl whisk together the whole milk, vanilla, and almond extract. Add this mixture to the batter 1/3 cup at a time. mix until incorporated.
    Pour mixture evenly in each cake pan or each cupcake paper.
    Bake: 30-35 minutes for cake rounds/ 18-22 minutes for the cupcakes.
Cream Cheese Frosting
  1. Combine butter, cream cheese in a bowl and with a stand mixer or handheld mixer beat until lump free. Add vanilla, salt, and slowly add the powdered sugar and beat until combined.
    Spread generously on the cakes or the cupcakes.
    HAPPY EATING!!